- News
- City News
- delhi News
- Delhi Covid lockdown news: No Covaxin jab for 18-44 group from May 13 in Delhi
Delhi Covid lockdown news: No Covaxin jab for 18-44 group from May 13 in Delhi
The National Institute of Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases (NITRD) has been converted into a designated Covid care centre in the national capital, a notice in this regard issued by Delhi government's health and family welfare department on Wednesday announced. Located in south Delhi's Mehrauli area, NITRD will provide as many as 111 beds Covid patients (77 beds in the general ward, 20 in the private ward, 6 ICU beds.Read Less
The National Institute of Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases (NITRD) has been converted into a designated Covid care centre in the national capital, a notice in this regard issued by Delhi government's health and family welfare department on Wednesday announced. Located in south Delhi's Mehrauli area, NITRD will provide as many as 111 beds Covid patients (77 beds in the general ward, 20 in the private ward, 6 ICU beds and 8 high dispensary beds). "The government shall immediately provide the logistics to the hospital for operationalising the COVID -19 facility," a notice issued by Delhi government said.
Around 16,000 Covaxin doses available in morning, were administered at 44 centres. After Wednesday evening, Covaxin jabs will not be given at any centre, due to shortage of vaccines. Bharat Biotech has refused to deliver any additional doses of Covaxin to Delhi: AAP MLA Atishi
An oxygen tanker met with an accident as it turned turtle after the vehicle allegedly fell into a roadside ditch in north Delhi's Civil Lines area, police said on Wednesday. The incident took place late on Tuesday night, they said. On reaching the spot, the tanker was found to have fallen in a ditch dug by the Public Works Department (PWD) for some construction work near Swami Narain Mandir on Outer Ring Road, the police said.
Covid: ASI monuments to remain closed for visitors till May 31
All centrally-protected monuments under the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) will continue to remain closed till May 31 due to a surge in Covid-19 cases, Union Culture Minister Prahlad Patel said on Wednesday. An order to this effect was issued by the ASI and it was tweeted by Patel. These monuments are currently closed for the public till May 15 by an earlier order.
No Covaxin jab for 18-44 group from May 13 in Delhi; nine days of Covishield stock is left for this category: AAP MLA Atishi (PTI)
Over 1.28 lakh doses of anti-coronavirus vaccine administered in Delhi on May 11, says AAP MLA Atishi (PTI)
City received over 2.67 lakh doses of Covishield for 18-44 age group on May 11, says AAP MLA Atishi
The Jamia Millia Islamia teachers' association has urged Vice Chancellor Najma Akhtar to build a 50-bed hospital by raising funds. According to the Jamia Teachers' Association (JTA), four serving teachers have lost their lives in the coronavirus pandemic, besides the death of many non-teaching staff members and retired teachers.
Delhi court says it will pronounce order on anticipatory bail plea of Navneet Kalra tomorrow, in connection with a case relating to the hoarding of oxygen concentrators in a restaurant in South Delhi. (ANI)
The ruling BJP accused the Congress and the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Wednesday of spreading misinformation on India's vaccination programme and said over 84 per cent of the vaccine doses sent abroad were part of the commercial and licensing liabilities of the two Indian manufacturers. (PTI)
Recently, subject expert committee of DCGI gave permission for vaccine trials on children from 2 to 15 years of age to Bharat Biotech. We're waiting for DCGI approval. Hopefully, we will soon start phase 2 & phase 3 trials: Dr Sanjeev Sinha, Department of Medicine, AIIMS (ANI)
German envoy Walter J Lindner inaugurated oxygen production plant at Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Covid Hospital in Delhi (ANI)
Delhi records 13,287 fresh COVID-19 cases (positivity rate - 17.03%), 14,071 recoveries, and 300 deaths in the last 24 hours. Active cases: 82,725. Total recoveries: 12,58,951. Death toll: 20,310 (ANI)
Delhi: A 80-bed Covid Care Centre at Terapanth Bhawan provides free treatment to patients (ANI)
Daily wage workers at Delhi's Khari Baoli market say they're facing difficulty in finding work due to the lockdown (ANI)
The Delhi High Court on Wednesday pulled up the Delhi government for not yet fully operationalising its 1,241 bedded Indira Gandhi Hospital, which presently has only 80 beds available that too for non-serious COVID patients, saying the state should learn from the "bitter experience" of the people during the present onslaught of the second wave of the pandemic.
CDS general Bipin Rawat visited Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel Hospital & Base Hospital Delhi Cantt to oversee & review medical & patient care.
Hansraj College offers hostel space as Covid care facility
Delhi University’s Hansraj College has written to the chief minister, deputy CM and the lieutenant governor requesting them to convert its hostel space into a 100-bed Covid centre with oxygen beds or a vaccination centre. The college on Tuesday also set up a kiosk for RT-PCR testing on the campus, which will be ready from Wednesday. Principal Rama Sharma wrote, “Just like others, the university employees and their families are also facing challenges to find Covid facilities for their dear ones. This could help such people and reduce some of their anxiety.”
PIL in Delhi HC seeks sufficient infrastructure for dead bodies of Covid-19 patients
A Public Interest Litigation (PIL) was moved in Delhi High court seeking direction to Delhi government and concerned department to formulate a concrete plan with sufficient infrastructure to provide facilities to the people pertaining to the dead bodies probably infected from Covid-19 like a mortuary, funeral, transportation and handling facilities in this high time of urgency. The hearing was scheduled to be held on Wednesday but the concerned bench of the Delhi high court didn't assembled so the matter adjourned for the next date of hearing.
‘No ventilator allotted to corporation hospitals’
North Delhi Municipal Corporation has slammed Delhi government for not allocating a single ventilator from the 990 procured by it. Mayor Jai Prakash said the ventilators were distributed among 15 hospitals on Wednesday, but not one was allotted to the municipal corporations, despite their requests.
